Basketball

For high-flying Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon, a couple of bumps and bruises here and there are to be expected, perhaps as he hurls himself at the rim or rises up to send an opponent’s shot sailing into the third row. Fracturing a jaw horsing around with an older brother probably does not fall into…Read More

Extreme Makeover: Lob City Edition is in full swing, and one Clipper that’s clearly irked by the operation is former Sixth Man of the Year Jamal Crawford. The 35-year-old Crawford, whose name has been included in trade rumors all offseason, took to Twitter Friday to air out his grievances. Responding to a fan who asked…Read More

The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly among a few teams who are interested in Denver Nuggets guard Ty Lawson, and they may actually be willing to trade for him. Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated reports that Lawson is generating interest on the trade market from the Lakers, Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons. The Nuggets are…Read More

Boston Celtics point guard Marcus Smart left Thursday night’s Summer League game against the Portland Trail Blazers after suffering a gruesome hand injury. Smart fell awkwardly while fighting for a rebound and immediately began screaming in pain. The photo below is not for the squeamish, as it shows a couple of Smart’s fingers pointing in…Read More

On Thursday, the San Jose Mercury-News published an article that discussed Steve Kerr’s coaching plans for next season. The headline reads “Kerr doesn’t anticipate Iguodala starting for Warriors next season.” Obviously, the Mercury-News has a Twitter account. And, when a link to the article appeared on its timeline, the headline accompanied it. Well, the tweet…Read More

The Midrange Shawty is officially headed to Lob City. Michael Scotto of Sheridan Hoops broke the news Thursday that Josh Smith had reached a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers: BREAKING: Josh Smith has decided to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers, a league source tells Sheridan Hoops. — Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) July 16, 2015…Read More

Prior to the Golden State Warriors winning the NBA title, Harrison Barnes had never had a sip of alcohol in his life. And thanks to the delicious taste of tequila, he will probably never drink again. In an interview with 140 KXnO in his home state of Iowa earlier this week, Barnes said that his…Read More

When DeAndre Jordan called Doc Rivers to inform him that he was having second thoughts about leaving the Los Angeles Clippers, you can probably guess what Rivers said. It definitely wasn’t anything along the lines of “you can’t do that to Mark Cuban.” There has been plenty of talk about Jordan breaking the unwritten rules…Read More